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Get a local business phone number in Donna, TX

Donna's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Donna number in front of your customers.

Area code
956
Exchanges
10NANPA-assigned
Carriers
6
Population
16,876Census 2024 est.

Donna area codes

With 16,876 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Donna sits in Hidalgo County, Texas. All 10 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 956. Donna is in the Central time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 956 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Donna, TX
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
95610100%1997noneCentral

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Donna exchanges by carrier

6 carriers hold the 10 exchanges assigned to Donna's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TX has the most, with 4. 9 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Donna can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Donna, TX
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - TX440%
Southwestern Bell220%
AT&T Enterprises, LLC110%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - TX110%
Onvoy, LLC - TX110%
Metropcs, INC.110%

Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.

Donna phone prefixes

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Donna's rate center (DONNA). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2010. 4 of the 10 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Donna, TX
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
956274, 377, 420, 461, 464, 503, 597, 646, 807, 823

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Donna's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Donna numbers was added to the local supply.

Donna, TX: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2010s343%
2020s457%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

How local numbers work in Donna

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Donna's numbers are rated to the DONNA rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Donna number.

New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 956 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.

The local business market

Donna is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area, home to 915,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 13,393 business establishments in the McAllen, TX metro area in 2023, employing 227,682 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are health care and social assistance (2,439), retail trade (2,190), and accommodation and food services (1,329).

Selected industries in the McAllen, TX metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Physician practices6717,65611.4
Limited-service restaurants52214,06126.9
Full-service restaurants4559,66221.2
Insurance agencies and brokerages3451,4194.1
Law offices3371,6544.9
Child day care services3031,9956.6
Agencies providing services for the elderly and persons with disabilities23724,639104.0
Dental offices2281,7067.5

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Business phone service in Donna

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Donna, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the McAllen, TX metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$339.00$4,068.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$323.00$3,876.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$391.00$4,692.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$424.15$5,089.80
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$459.00$5,508.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$510.00$6,120.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

Frequently asked questions

What area code is Donna, TX?

956. All exchanges NANPA lists for Donna are in 956.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Donna?

6, holding 10 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Donna business number?

Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.

How much is a business phone line in Donna?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).